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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tablet 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is another name for the cedar forest?
(a) The end of the world
(b) The dwelling place of the gods
(c) Utnapishtim's stronghold
(d) The home of Shamash

2. How many days does the journey to the Cedar Forest take?
(a) Six months
(b) One week
(c) Six days
(d) One month

3. What university in Pennsylvania owns a large portion of the Gilgamesh tablets?
(a) University of Philadelphia
(b) University of Pennsylvania
(c) Temple University
(d) Penn State University

4. What does Gilgamesh's mother tell him the two dreams mean?
(a) That his death is imminent
(b) That he will have a son
(c) That a companion is coming to help Gilgamesh
(d) That the city of Uruk will fall

5. What does Enkidu do with the animals he finds in the woods?
(a) Captures them to sell in the city
(b) Kills them for the fur
(c) Teaches them to attack Gilgamesh
(d) Frees them from traps

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gilgamesh do before Shamash each time they stop?

2. What type of drink is Enkidu used to drinking?

3. What will supposedly make Enkidu lose his power?

4. What happens to those who go to the cedar forest?

5. Humbaba asks Gilgamesh to not do what to him?

(see the answer key)

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